Legal Opinion

Town of Bristol v. Town of Fox

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 20, 1896PublishedCited by 3 opinions

Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Second District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Kendall county; the Hon. C. W. Upton, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wilkin

This action in assumpsit was begun in the circuit court of Kendall county by the town of Bristol, against the town of Fox. A trial by the court, without a jury, resulted in a judgment for plaintiff for $222.20 and costs of suit. The Appellate Court for the Second District, on appeal, rendered a final judgment of reversal, but incorporated in the same a finding of facts, in conformity with section 87 of the Practice act, (2 Starr & Curtis, 1842,) and granted an appeal to this court upon a certificate of importance.

The action is brought under section 16, chapter 107, of the Revised Statutes, as…

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2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Town of Freeport v. Board of SupervisorsIllinois Supreme Court · 1866
  2. Town of Northfield v. Town of RoxburySupreme Court of Vermont · 1843

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Towel of Aroma Park v. Town of PapineauAppellate Court of Illinois · 1942
  2. Randolph v. Town of GreenwoodAppellate Court of Illinois · 1905
  3. Rock Island County v. Mercer CountyAppellate Court of Illinois · 1901

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